Downsizers Team Chat - December 2025
Here is your Team chat room for December 2025. This is where you weigh in, post your goals and progress, discuss any issues or topics of interest, share ideas, support your teammates, receive help when you need it, and dream big. Try to post often, and help each other succeed! Bookmark this thread to make it easy to land here any time.
Fat2Fit has five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows - contact them any time!
Our Moderators:
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Lauren- @lauren_989
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Jennifer - @jennyell85
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @Megan_smartiepants1970 and @ShockinglyFit
Mission Slimpossible - @trooworld and @micaroo4
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm, @melaniedscott, @jennyell85
WaistAways - @ashleycarole86 and @lauren_989
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and @frankwbrown
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers: [open]
Mission Slimpossibles: @gemwolf110
Weight No More: [open]
WaistAways: @MaddawgMadsen
Shape Shifters: @LaurieWrobo and @nancyinmiami
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The December challenge runs for five weeks, from November 30th - January 3rd.
Everyone weighs in weekly on their chosen day right here in the team chat. At the end of each week, the tallies are done to determine the team and individuals with the most weight lost. The best losers are announced with full fanfare every Sunday. The team competition is all in good spirits - may the most losing win, and may everyone else get to work on next week!
We also celebrate those small, steady losses. If you lose, however small an amount, you are in the green! At the end of the month, we celebrate everyone who lost at least a bit every single week. You are heading steadily towards your goal even if you aren't at the top of the weight loss leader board. In March we are aiming for every team to hit 50% green every week - let's do this!
To make your weigh-in easy to find for your team Captains, please put it right at the top of a message, and use this format:
Weigh In Day:
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):
If you miss two weigh-ins in a row without asking for a break, you will be dropped from the team, so be sure to inform your team captain if you are traveling, sick, or just need some time off. If you want a break, you can be excused for a week or two, or can be moved to the Support Team for as long as you need. You still participate in the discussions, you can weigh in if you want to, but it will not count in the weekly tally. Don't worry! You can always come back even if you get dropped.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone. You continue to weigh in every week. If you have 2 weeks above your self-defined goal zone, you go back to the regular team to lose that amount before it builds up. You will have a chance to hone those maintenance skills and stick with your team.
In addition to your own team, there are weekly F2F Full Group CHALLENGES. You can do all or none - it's up to you. Participating adds a lot to your success, so we hope to see you there often! These can involve anything fitness, health, or nutrition - and they’ll get you moving, thinking, and learning about this journey. Check the Announcements section for full group challenges.
Let’s show our fellow challengers some F2F love Introduce or re-introduce yourselves right away, and let's get December on the road! 😎
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Welcome to December! ☃️
I am Lauren, co-captain of Team Waist Aways, but helping out until @Megan_smartiepants1970 is feeling better and able to come back. @ShockinglyFit has been an amazing co-captain of this team and I am just here to help in any way possible!
I am 39 years old, from North Carolina, USA. I have been maintaining my weight for the past few months, which is better than gaining, but still not helping me to get to my goal. With the holiday season upon us, I am still hoping to maintain this month, although even a small loss would be nice!
I am still helping some with the step tracker, so if anyone else would like to join this month, we would love to have you!
Step Challenge
Anyone is welcome to join our weekly step challenge! All you have to do is pledge a number of steps (set a goal) of how many steps you would like to get a day. Then at the end of the week, post your steps! You are challenging yourself and staying active is one way to hit your health goals! 🚶♀️
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